Enter the job revenue ($) and the job cost ($) into the calculator to determine the Job Profit. 

Job Profit Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Job Profit. 

JP = JR - JC
  • Where JP is the Job Profit ($)
  • JR is the job revenue ($) 
  • JC is the job cost ($) 

How to Calculate Job Profit?

The following example problems outline how to calculate Job Profit.

Example Problem #1:

  1. First, determine the job revenue ($). In this example, the job revenue ($) is given as 5000.
  2. Next, determine the job cost ($). For this problem, the job cost ($) is given as 1600.
  3. Finally, calculate the Job Profit using the equation above: 

JP = JR – JC

The values given above are inserted into the equation below:

JP = 5000 – 1600 = 3400 ($)

Example Problem #2: 

The variables needed for this problem are provided below:

job revenue ($) = 9000

job cost ($) = 5000

Entering these values and solving gives:

JP = JR – JC = 4000 ($)